Postcard Of The Past

POSTCARDS OF THE PAST

In the late 1860s, as Bethlehem continued to grow and people began to move away from the center of town, a bridge was built at Broad Street which helped advance development on the West Side of town.

Built in 1869, the bridge spanned the Monocacy Creek as well as cut through the rose garden of H.B. Luckenbach, whose mill stood near the banks of the creek.

The structure remained in place until 1910 when a sturdier, beautifully arched concrete bridge was built to replace the smaller, less substantial bridge.

Today, after bearing the traffic of 80 years, the Broad Street Bridge continues to serve as a carrier for motorists and for pedestrians, who often stop to look at the creek as it makes its way over the dam.